Author: Rachelle

Monday’s Minutes

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“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

  • A History of Reading by Alberto Manguel
  • The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers
  • Magician: Apprentice by Raymond E. Feist
  • The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
  • Spying on the South by Tony Horwitz

Total pages read this week: 182

Total books for the year: 39 of 85. I wasn’t supposed to start any new books until I finished at least one of the books I’ve been reading for several months now. However, Spying on the South came highly recommended, and since it was published about a year ago, I decided not to wait. It also fits in with the “Literature of the American Renaissance” class I’ve been taking, since it’s about the travels and writings of Frederick Olmstead shortly before the Civil War.

What are you reading?

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for May 29th – June 4th.
  • I returned to work this week.  Though that means I’m getting more steps, I am limiting how much I’m out and about as much as I can while still getting my work done.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 2/5
  • Steps: 16,029
  • Miles: 6.58
  • Total Miles: 227.43
  • Active Minutes: 114

Monday’s Minutes

Published on by Rachelle

“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

  • A History of Reading by Alberto Manguel
  • The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers
  • Magician: Apprentice by Raymond E. Feist
  • The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
  • The Complete Poems of Walt Whitman

Finished:

  • The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
  • The Book of Candlelight by Ellery Adams

Total pages read this week: 494

Total books for the year: 39 of 85. I finished The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes on Memorial Day as I thought I would. Since then, I’ve focused on Magician: Apprentice, except for when I was listening to The Book of Candlelight.

What are you reading?

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for May 22nd – 28th.
  • We had a weird-for-this-time-of-year heat wave, and the idea of doing anything other than hanging out in front of the fan (I don’t have AC) felt like torture.  Luckily, I got a decent amount of exercise on Sunday before the heat wave hit.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 1/5
  • Steps: 7,824
  • Miles: 3.21
  • Total Miles: 220.85
  • Active Minutes: 64

Monday’s Minutes

Published on by Rachelle

“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

  • A History of Reading by Alberto Manguel
  • The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers
  • Magician: Apprentice by Raymond E. Feist
  • The Book of Candlelight by Ellery Adams
  • The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
  • The Complete Poems of Walt Whitman
  • The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Total pages read this week: 374

Total books for the year: 37 of 85. Everything else I’ve been reading was automatically put on hold after I received my copy of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes in the mail. I’m about two-thirds through, and I will probably finish it today, especially since it’s Memorial Day, and I stay off social media on this day.

What are you reading?

#FitReaders Check-In

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  • This check-in is for May 15th – 21st.
  • Fitness fell by the wayside again this week.  I could blame it on several things, but the reality is that I just didn’t feel like exercising.
  • If you have a FitBit, you can find me HERE.
  • Active Days: 0/5
  • Steps: 8,358
  • Miles: 3.43
  • Total Miles: 217.64
  • Active Minutes: 14

Monday’s Minutes

Published on by Rachelle

“Monday’s Minutes” is a weekly post in which I track my bookish life.

Currently Reading:

  • A History of Reading by Alberto Manguel
  • The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers
  • Magician: Apprentice by Raymond E. Feist
  • The Book of Candlelight by Ellery Adams
  • The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
  • The Complete Poems of Walt Whitman

Finished:

  • The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson ed. by Brooks Atkinson
  • Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
  • Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
  • Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne

Total pages read this week: 843

Total books for the year: 37 of 85. I had a successful #BoutofBooks! All of the books I finished were for the online classes I’m taking. I’m probably going to take a break from reading assignments this week, and get back to the other books I’ve been neglecting.

What are you reading?

#BoutofBooks – Day 7 & Wrap-Up

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Bout of Books

The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It’s a weeklong readathon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 11th and runs through Sunday, May 17th in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are daily challenges, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges, but they’re all completely optional. For Bout of Books 28 information and updates, visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team

I read about a third of The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald and a bit of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman.

  • Time Read:  3 hours 4 minutes
  • Pages Read: 122
  • Books Finished: 0
  • Total Number of Books Read: 4
  • Total Time Read: 21 hours 9 minutes

While I didn’t read as much as I did during the last Bout of Books, this was still a successful readathon for me. I’m looking forward to Bout of Books 29 in August!

#BoutofBooks – Day 6

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Bout of Books

The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It’s a weeklong readathon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 11th and runs through Sunday, May 17th in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are daily challenges, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges, but they’re all completely optional. For Bout of Books 28 information and updates, visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team

I finished Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne. I intended on starting The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald for one class, and Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman for the other, but I didn’t get passed the introductions for either before I went to bed. I’ll be dipping into both of those throughout today, but I know I won’t get anywhere near the end of either by tomorrow.

  • Time Read:  3 hours 28 minutes
  • Pages Read: 139
  • Books Finished: 1
  • Total Number of Books Read: 4

#BoutofBooks – Day 5

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Bout of Books

The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It’s a weeklong readathon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 11th and runs through Sunday, May 17th in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are daily challenges, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges, but they’re all completely optional. For Bout of Books 28 information and updates, visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team

I finished Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll, listened to some of The Book of Candlelight by Ellery Adams, and started the next book for one of my classes, Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne. If I have my way, I’ll be reading the rest of Winnie-the-Pooh today 🙂

  • Time Read:  4 hours 6 minutes
  • Pages Read: 164
  • Books Finished: 1
  • Total Number of Books Read: 3